Hand in Hand in Rwanda
“Handspun Hope” is a women’s shelter in Musanze offering protection and a livelihood for roughly 200 women who have suffered abuse or are infected with HIV or hepatitis.
Support for the Women’s Shelter
“Handspun Hope” is a women’s shelter in Musanze offering protection and a livelihood for roughly 200 women who have suffered abuse or are infected with HIV or hepatitis.
„Just €50 is enough to support ten women - and their children, in some cases - for several months at the shelter, where they can work and receive medical care and food.“
About Rwanda:
| Capital: | Kigali |
| Form of Government: | Presidential republic |
| Official Languages: | Kinyarwanda, French, English, Swahili |
| Area: | 26,338 km2 |
| Population: | 13,3 million |
| Population Density: | 538 inhabitants per km2 |
| Life Expectancy: | M: 66,9; F: 71,2 (WHO 2020) |
| Average Age: | 19.4 years |
“Handspun Hope” is a women’s shelter in Musanze offering protection and a future for roughly 200 women who have suffered abuse or are infected with HIV or hepatitis.
They earn their livings and gain new hope through traditional labor and handicrafts - from raising sheep to spinning and dyeing wool to making one-of-a-kind animal sculptures.
Even just €50 helps a great deal.
They earn their livings and gain new hope through traditional labor and handicrafts - from raising sheep to spinning and dyeing wool to making one-of-a-kind animal sculptures.
Even just €50 helps a great deal.
Impressions
